Naptown Jazz Kids Big Band Invitational

The Naptown Jazz Kids (NJK) Big Band Invitational showcases student big band performances with adjudications, clinics, workshops, and jam sessions. Focusing on jazz education, this non-competitive festival offers students and directors from public, private, and community jazz programs the opportunity to directly collaborate with prominent jazz artists and educators from the Mid-Atlantic region.

Performances by the following bands will take place between 8:50 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.:

Calvert Hall College High School Jazz Orchestra
Calvert High School Big Band
Severna Park High School Jazz Ensemble
Archbishop Curley High School Jazz Ensemble
Kenwood High School Big Band
Crofton Middle School Jazz Ensemble
Crofton High School Big Band
Baltimore School for the Arts Jazz Ensemble
Richard Montgomery High School Jazz Ensemble
La Salle College High School Lab Band
La Salle College High School Competition Band

Admission is free, and tickets are not required.

Linehan Concert Hall is easy to visit, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information.

This event is co-sponsored with UMBC’s Department of Music.